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Personality — that’s what we’ve got. And we’ve also got three of the last funding deals to be announced in 2013. Read on for a quick overview of who’s raising what and then head out for your New Year’s Eve festivities.

People Pattern raises $4.5M to help uncover the personality of your sales leads

People Pattern, a company that evaluates social media channels to deliver insight about sales leads and other potential revenue drivers, has closed a $4.5 million round of new funding. Mohr Davidow Ventures led the round, which contained contributions from private investors. The deal comes on top of a $250,000 round of seed funding earlier this year, People Pattern cofounder and chief executive Ken Cho — that’s him in the photo — told VentureBeat in an interview. Read more on VentureBeat.

Intelligent Portal Systems raises $4.3M, more on the way

Intelligent Portal Systems, a technology startup in San Jose so secretive that it doesn’t have a website, just raised $4.3 million, according to a filing the company made yesterday to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

LifeWave makes a variety of patches for human bodies that ostensibly help with reducing pain, decreasing stress, and providing “vibrant health and vitality.” The company also makes patches for your phone: Its Matrix 2 radiation shields block cellphone radiation that would otherwise enter your head. Now, the dangers of cellphone radiation are debatable — but if you’re worried about the radiation, a shield like this might make sense. It might also hurt your phone’s reception, but that’s a choice you’ll have to make. LifeWave recently raised about $618,000, according to an SEC filing.

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